There are currently Malaysian travelers stranded in London as they tested positive for COVID-19 prior to their flights home.
With the relaxing measures by the British government to allow tourists in from several countries, including Malaysia… travelers from malaysia have been arriving in England for a holiday with their families especially during the Christmas and New Years season.
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According to NST, based on the information from the Malaysian High Commission in London, as of January 5th, a total of 27 communications have been received from Malaysians in the country, representing 39 individuals mainly on their inability to travel back to Malaysia after testing positive for the virus.
Out of the 27 cases, only one involves hospitalization.
The rest were held back due to the delay in obtaining recovery certification to enable them to take their flights back home to Malaysia.
Many were caught off guard and totally unprepared for such a drastic change in their holiday plans, ranging from expenses of getting new accommodation, further PCR tests and other uncertainties.
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The latest variant, Omicron, reportedly presents mild symptoms that those infected would not be able to know that they were positive until the mandatory test before flying. Omicron is said to have been able to infect those already vaccinated and even re-infect those who have been infected by the Delta variant.
Oh no, how scary! We hope everyone is okay and will be able to fly back home soon!
By: Aishah Akashah Ahadiat
